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A lysine-to-arginine change found in natural alleles of the human T-cell lymphotropic/leukemia virus type 1 p12(I) protein greatly influences its stability.
Journal of virology - 1 Aug 1999
Trovato R, Mulloy J C, Johnson J M, Takemoto S, de Oliveira M P, Franchini G
Abstract excerpt
The HTLV-1 singly spliced open reading frame I protein, p12(I), is highly unstable and appears to be necessary for persistent infection in rabbits. Here we demonstrate that p12(I) forms dimers through two putative leucine zipper domains and that its stability is augmented by specific proteasome inhibitors. p12(I) is ubiquitylated, and mutations of its unique carboxy-terminus lysine residue to an arginine greatly...
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